Project Information

Bid Title

RFP - East Redmond Managed Camp Operator

Issuing Agency

County of Deschutes

Location

Oregon

Published Date

Jan 28, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid/RFP Due Date:

Friday, February 27, 2026 - 2:00pm

Bid/RFP Status:

Open - accepting bids and proposals

DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
ADMINISTRATION
RFP - East Redmond Managed Camp Operator

Deschutes County is requesting proposals from qualified proposers to identify an operator for the East Redmond Managed Camp, Redmond, Oregon. The Managed Camp consists of 36 individual campsites situated on +/- 5.5-acres of County-owned property. Over the last year, Deschutes County and City of Redmond planned the design and development of a Managed Camp with the intent to support the growing crisis of homelessness. This Request for Proposal is available electronically through Deschutes.org/rfps and future notices regarding this solicitation, including solicitation addendums will be posted to the same website.

Questions and inquiries should be directed to:
Erik Kropp, County Administrator
Erik.Kropp@deschutes.org
541-388-6584

SEE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SECTION BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS.

Supporting Documents

RFP - East Redmond Managed Camp (236 KB)

Attachment A - IGA and Amendment No. 1. to IGA (4 MB)

Attachment B - Map East Redmond (585 KB)

Attachment C - County Services Contract Sample (588 KB)

Attachment D - Example Lease Redacted (2 MB)

Attachment E - ORS 65.001 (178 KB)

Attachment F - Section 8.370 (194 KB)

Attachment G - Managed Camp Drawings (12 MB)

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DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

INTRODUCTION

Deschutes County is a political subdivision of the State of Oregon located in Central

Oregon. Deschutes County serves a local population of approximately 200,000 residents with

a combined agency staff of approximately 1,300 employees. Business operations range across

planning and building permits, law enforcement, public and behavioral health services,

assessment & taxation, public landfill, elections and many more.

Deschutes County recognizes that homelessness is a growing crisis affecting individuals and

families in Central Oregon and therefore has continued to invest resources to expand existing

services, shelter space, and housing opportunities, and to bring new and innovative solutions

to the region.

Over the past year, Deschutes County (“County”) and the City of Redmond (“City”) have

collaboratively planned the design and development of a managed camp with the intent to

support the growing crisis of homelessness.

Deschutes County is releasing this solicitation to identify an operator (“Operator”) and execute

a services contracts (“Contract”) and a lease (“Lease”) related to the operations (“Operations”)

of the East Redmond Managed Camp (“Managed Camp”). The Managed Camp consists of 36

spaces (“Sites”) to support individuals (“Participants”) transitioning from chronic homelessness

to a stable environment by providing a temporary location during this transition at the

Managed Camp.

Request for Proposal and corresponding documents are available on the Deschutes County

website at: https://www.deschutes.org/rfps.

Proposals must be received no later than 2pm on Friday, February 27, 2026 to be eligible for

consideration. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered. All costs

associated with preparing and submitting a proposal is solely the responsibility of the proposer.

This solicitation does not obligate Deschutes County to select any single proposer and

Deschutes County reserves the right to cancel the procurement, reject any and all proposals,

to retain all proposal materials in accordance with ORS 279B.100, and to use any material

included in the proposal regardless of whether it is selected.

Questions and inquiries pertaining to the Request for Proposal shall be made in writing and

directed to Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator, Erik.Kropp@deschutes.org.

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Deschutes County Document No. 2026-0039

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION AND OVERVIEW

SECTION 2: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SECTION 3: PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND INFORMATION

SECTION 4: PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 5: PROPOSAL CONTENT

SECTION 6: EVALUATION CRITERIA

SECTION 7: SCOPE OF WORK

SECTION 8: GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Attachments

Attachment A: Intergovernmental Agreement between County and City of Redmond,

and Amendment No. 1 to IGA

Attachment B: Map East Redmond

Attachment C: Sample of County Services Contract

Attachment D: Sample of County Lease

Attachment E: Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 65.001

Attachment F: Redmond City Code Sec. 8.370

Attachment G: Managed Camp Drawings

RFP Published

DESCHUTES COUNTY WEBSITE (https://www.deschutes.org/rfps): Wednesday, January 28, 2026

THE BEND BULLETIN: Thursday, January 29, 2026

DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE: Friday, January 30, 2026

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Deschutes County Document No. 2026-0039

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION AND OVERVIEW

1. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) is to identify and select one (1) or more

Operators to operate the Managed Camp and execute a services contract and lease

accordingly. The Managed Camp consists of 36 Sites with graveled access roads,

centralized common areas with access to power and water, basic sanitation, and a

security fence

2. The County and City executed an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) titled “East

Redmond Managed Camp,” known as Deschutes County Document No. 2025-773 and

Amendment No. 1 to Intergovernmental Agreement, known as Deschutes County

Document No. 2025-1107, as shown in Attachment A.

3. The IGA memorialized the County and City’s vision, roles and responsibilities and

funding commitments to develop and provide a Managed Camp as an authorized

location to promote safety and stability for individuals that are seeking a path out of

homelessness. The Managed Camp will:

a. Provide temporary shelter, basic services, and facilitate case management in a

safe environment for individuals experiencing homelessness; and

b. Advance the County’s goal to complete a land exchange with the Department of

State Lands, as shown in Attachment B, by providing individuals currently

camping on County-owned property earmarked for the exchange with an

objectively reasonable alternative location to camp; and

c. Advance the City’s goals to eliminate homeless activity in the NE 17th Street right-

of-way footprint, as shown in Attachment B; and

d. Support the mutual City/County/State of Oregon goal to establish Central

Oregon: Ready Responsive Resilient (“CORE3”), a statewide emergency response

and training center.

4. The Managed Camp is located at 1275 SE 21st Street, Redmond, Oregon, and is situated

on a +/- 5.5-acre portion of County-owned property commonly known as Map and Tax

Lot 1513000000103, which contains +/- 1,637-acres as shown in Attachment B.

5. County has budgeted a total of $500,000 for all costs associated with operating the

Managed Camp for a 2-year period.

6. Proposer will be required to execute a services contract (“Contract”) with the County

similar to Attachment C, and execute a lease (“Lease”) with the County similar to

Attachment D.

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Deschutes County Document No. 2026-0039

a. Proposer shall provide Certificates of Insurance at outlined in Exhibit 2 of the

Contract as shown in Attachment C, and as outlined in the Lease as shown in

Attachment D.

End of Section 1

SECTION 2: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

1. The County anticipates the following schedule for the RFP. Note that ,

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

See INTRODUCTION

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

RFP Issued

RFP Advertisement

Optional In-Person Site Visit 2:00-3:00 p.m. PT

(see Section 3 for location)

Optional In-Person Pre-Submittal Meeting

2:30-3:30 p.m. PT (see Section 3 for location)

Questions/Requests for Clarification Due by

2:00 p.m. PT

Last Day to Protest Solicitation Materials

Addendum Issued, if applicable

Proposals Due by 2:00 p.m. PT (Proposals will

be publicly opened immediately after due date)

Proposal(s) Evaluation Completed

Proposer Interviews, if applicable

Estimated Date to Issue Notice of Intent to Award

Issued

Estimated Final Date to Protest Notice of Intent to

Award

Estimated Date to Issue Notice to Proceed

Estimated Date to Execute Contract and Lease

NOTE: All questions must be made in writing via email to Erik Kropp, Deputy County

Administrator at Erik.Kropp@deschutes.org by Friday, February 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

PT. Fax or phone requests for information will not be accepted. Responses to questions

will be issued in writing by addendum as soon as practical and no later than Thursday,

February 19, 2026.

End of Section 2

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Deschutes County Document No. 2026-0039

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